bond dress

I read the reviews and ordered a size 6 instead of an 8 or a 10. It was super tight and I would’ve been better off going with my regular size. The dress is lined and tailored brilliantly with an obvious A-line (very flattering) . Will be exchanging for a 10 as there is no stretch in the fabric and I’d like to wear it for an 8-hour workday.

The quality and the craftsmanship is very nice, but beware that this dress runs extremely large. I’m usually a size 4 in most Aritzia clothes but I had to get a size 0!

This dress is really cute and good quality. Definitely work appropriate. But it runs really large and didn't hug my waist at all.

For reference, I am 5’4” and my measurements are 44, 30, 40 for bust, waist, and hips, respectively, in inches. I bought a size 12.

This dress is beautiful and well made. The fabric and extra lining on the inside are great and I love the pockets. Unfortunately, this dress was not made for anyone with any curves. I’m usually a size 10 or 30” waist in jeans and bottoms, but I have a large bust (34I) so I sized up. I’m used to sizing up and expected the dress to be looser outside of the bust. Besides my bust, I am not really any curvier than “normal” and I follow the waist and hips of the size chart for a 10 pretty much to a T. However, even when sizing up to a 12, the dress was very fitted around the hips and butt, which caused some unusual bunching around the hip as well.

Furthermore, although the bust area actually did zipper around my chest (yay!) the armpit holes were SO BIG! I could not wear any sort of bra without it showing 1-2 inches of my bra fabric in the front of the armpit holes, which kind of makes this dress impossible to wear with a bra. This means it basically doesn’t work for anyone who needs support in that area since the dress has no bust support itself. It also means there is a ton of side boobage that can be seen. Of course, besides the bust and hip, the waist was expectedly loose, and I had 1-2 inches of extra fabric there.

This dress is also definitely made for somebody who is at least 5’7” as it was almost at my knees and the neckline and shoulder area were too big and kept gaping.

In conclusion, this dress was made for a very specific body type, and this body type is taller and not curvy at all. If you are tall and not very curvy, I believe this dress will fit great for you. I do wish that for the larger sizes, the measurements reflected the curves that most mid-sized women have. I also wish that this dress came in petite sizes, since it was a bit long on me, and in a larger size range, for anyone who is bigger than mid-sized.

Great dress! Like the fit!

I love this dress with flats and a thin sweater over my Shoulder. It is such a cute and classy look

I love the high neckline and flare of the dress! Unique take on a classic LBD.

Good quality material - thick and lined. Unfortunately did not workout for me because the neck wouldn't lay flat since I'm petite. Otherwise would've been the perfect dress for work.

Good sturdy fabric, doesn’t seem like it will pill or need to be steamed with every wear. Pockets are great and are intentionally in line with structure of the dress! Il

This would be a great work dress but wish it wasn't so very short! There's a good hem to let out but it only adds, at most, an inch. My usual size 0 fit well with room to spare except for the length. It's very structured and holds its shape well otherwise and the colour is great.